The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Accipiter \Ac*cip"i*ter\, n.; pl. E. Accipiters. L. Accipitres. [L., hawk.] 1. (Zool.) A genus of rapacious birds; one of the Accipitres or Raptores. [1913 Webster] 2. (Surg.) A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the claw of a hawk. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Accipiter n 1: type genus of the family Accipitridae [syn: Accipiter, genus Accipiter]